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The graph of the rational function

f

(

x

)

is shown below. Using the graph, determine which of the following local and end behaviors are correct.

A reciprocal function on a coordinate plane.

The graph of the rational function f x is shown below Using the graph determine which of the following local and end behaviors are correct

Answer :

The end behavior of the function are [tex]\text{As } x \to -3^-, \text{f(x)} \to -\infty[/tex] and [tex]\text{As } x \to -3^+, \text{f(x)} \to \infty[/tex]

From the question, we have the following parameters that can be used in our computation:

The graph

Where, we have

The reciprocal function

First, we can see that

As x approaches infinity, the function approaches -1

This is represented by the horizontal asymptote

So, we have

[tex]\text{As } x \to \infty, \text{f(x)} \to -1[/tex]

We also have that

The function has a vertical asymptote at x = -3

The behavior of the function around this value are

[tex]\text{As } x \to -3^+, \text{f(x)} \to \infty[/tex]

[tex]\text{As } x \to -3^-, \text{f(x)} \to -\infty[/tex]

These represent the end behavior of the function